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“H” is for Hollis, Lawrence Peter [1883-1978]. Educator, social worker. From 1921 to 1951 Hollis served as the superintendent of the Parker School in…

“C” is for Citizens’ Councils. Founded in 1954, in Indianola, Mississippi, Citizens’ Councils quickly spread across the South. The organization promoted a…

“M” is for Middleton, Henry [1770-1846]. Legislator, governor, congressman, diplomat. In 1799, after studying in England, Middleton returned to South…

“P” is for Poinsett, Joel Roberts [1779-1851]. Congressman, diplomat, U.S. secretary of war. A Charleston native, Poinsett was educated in England,…

“R” is for Rosenwald Schools. In the early 20th century, schooling for southern blacks was neither well planned nor well supported. Julius T. Rosenwald, a…

The sound of the celesta, in the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is familiar to almost everyone. The evolutionary origins of…

In this part one of a two part series, Miles Hoffman talks about the history of the organ.A Minute with Miles - a production of ETV Radio made possible by…

Beethoven, they say, was famous in his piano playing for the beauty of his legato. In this episode, Miles Hoffman discusses what legato means and where…

"... today all these intelligent and sensitive souls, on whom his genius has shed its radiance, turned to him as toward a benefactor and a friend.”

The harpsichord, the keyboard workhorse of the Baroque period, is an instrument with a problem: varying the touch on the keys has absolutely no effect on volume or tone quality. Depress a key gently or pound on it, it doesn’t matter — the note will sound the same.